Aftersun

upon finishing the film, i felt like i need to sit with it longer, there was no way a film this highly rated and widely praised didnt have something more beneath its surface. maybe i did not really get a grasp of it nor on the same wavelength of it, and that is exactly right. it seems like the kind of film that "has no plot", just a father and daughter having their vacation, and yes, we may say that there is no plot but there is definitely a story, one that is deep, emotional but not seen, and concerning. we didnt get to see an exposition scene to understand the story of their estranged relationship but it is the conversations that shows their story, it's the simple tiny moments that unravels how conflicted and struggled the father is. calum appears gentle, playful, and composed on the facade. but underneath that, there are subtle signs of loneliness and emotional weight that hints of something unresolved. which made me realized that fatherhood involves a quiet kind of selflessness, carrying personal pain while trying not to let it affect the child he loves.